Glory Gems Continues Some of the people of Israel use to wear a Sapphire stone around their necks as a symbol of Truth . I feel that this is a Sapphire because it is a 'true word' of prophecy for our near future-M. Lundy 1999/2000 by Apostle Les Cause As we moved into the New year, many have wanted to know what God has in mind for the Church. What has God spoken to His prophets concerning the year that lies ahead? What is His agenda for the Body of Christ? And what about the new century that looms ahead of us? Should we be panicking about Y2K and stocking up our shelves? I would like to address this subject from what God has revealed to me concerning His purpose and plan for the Body of Christ in the year that lies ahead. I stand not as one who predicts, as a fortune teller, but as one who humbly hears and speaks forth the Word of God. Therefore what I declare is a putting forth of what God desires to do in His people. May it motivate His prophets to rise up and speak forth His word into the earth. It is the prophets of God who release His word into the earth, for God says that He does nothing unless He reveals His secrets to His servants the prophets. Therefore the prophets of God are encouraged to use their prophetic authority to speak forth the manifestation of what God would accomplish in the earth: The New Century and Millenium For behold just as 1999 is the last year of the century and even more than that, the last year of the millenium, even so says the Lord , this year shall signal forth the ending of two entities that have existed. The one signals the end of that which began at the turn of the century, the other signals the end of what began a long time before that. Therefore as this is the final year of the century that heralded the outpouring of my spirit in Pentecostal power, so shall it end with a greater measure of my outpouring than has been known before says the Lord. And what began as the Latter Rain at the start of the century, shall manifest itself in the fullness of my power being poured upon my church. Therefore the year that lies ahead will see an outpouring that is greater in both quantity and influence. And the rain that has fallen in select places in the past, will begin to overflow all boundaries and spread everywhere, to encompass areas that have never before been reached by my power. So shall the century end, even as it began, with my glory being poured out on the Body of Christ in many places. But it will not be the final ourpouring that I will pour upon my church. Yea it shall rather be an anointing of power for preparation of what I shall do in my Body in the new century that is to follow. And it shall bring about an end to what began at the beginning of the century. For as the first outpouring resulted in the formation of the Pentecostal churches, known also as the Full Gospel movement - all those proclaiming the Pentecostal blessing. Even so the end of the century will bring an end to this. For the Pentecostal churches have become but another man made structure to restrict the manifestation of my glory. And therefore the garment that fitted well at the beginning has become old and worn out says the Lord, and it shall be discarded in favor of the new. So as the end of the century shall bring an end to the establishment of the Pentecostal structures, so also shall the end of the millenium bring about the end of the patterns that came to dominate the church in the millenium that has been. For as my body moved further and further away from the original pattern that I set for it, there came a structure and pattern that was foreign to what I had ordained originally. And so the patterns of men crept into the church, and false methods of the world came to dominate my work, says the Lord. Until eventually the plan and pattern that I ordained became corrupted by the ideas of man. Behold the time has come for restoration says the Lord. And the last century of this millenium has been one in which I have sought to restore my body to the original pattern that I had for it. Therefore as this millenium draws to a close, the incorrect pattern shall reach its peak of usefulness and shall wax old like a garment. Then as the old shall reach the end of its usefulness, so shall the new arise says the Lord. And therefore even as I have placed my prophets to speak forth the destruction of the old and the creation of the new, so shall I move swiftly to bring into being what has been spoken forth. Therefore in the final days of the century and millenium, I shall raise up my prophets as never before, to speak forth into the earth, the destruction of the old and the launching of the new. And as my prophetic intercessors shall send forth my word into the earth, so shall the hosts of heaven be mobilised to bring forth what has been declared by my servants the prophets. Behold I shall do a new thing says the Lord. Yet it shall not be new, but rather a restoration of what was at the beginning. And as the new century pours forth, and the new millenium comes into being, there shall come forth those whom I have hidden away in training, awaiting manifestation. So the new century and millenium shall see the full manifestation of my glory and power, when I build again the foundations that were long ago destroyed. Then my apostles shall rise up out of obscurity and come forth to take their place in my Kingdom. Then I shall rebuild the waste places says the Lord. And I shall restore those who have been bruised and broken. And I shall cause them to return. For there shall come an ingathering unlike anything that has been known before. For as the new foundations are laid, there shall arise ministries that will exceed the bounds of the current church system. And many who have grown cold and become disheartened by the wrong patterns will find a new hope. So that they will spring forth to new life again. For the building of my endtime church shall be glorious says the Lord. And the traditions of man will no longer apply. The restrictions of organised procedures will no longer block my work, and my people will no longer seek for great men of God or great ministries, but they shall every one of them rise up together as one Body. The sleeping giant that is my Body will shake off the chains that bound it and will rise up as a mighty warrior, going forth to conquer. And the gates of hell shall tremble as my body arises in power and goes forth as one. The Kingdom of Darkness will be plundered as my people go forth with my words in their mouths and my power in their spirits. Therefore shall the new millenium bring forth a new church, with a new power and a new structure. But it will be like the first church. It will go forth in power. Only this time the church will arise in every nation. My body shall extend to every country. And my glory shall be manifested in all the world. Until my bride is ready and adorned for her bridegroom. She will stand without spot or wrinkle, with a heart full of love, yearning for her groom. And then shall come the sign of the Son of Man in heaven, as He returns to receive his bride, says the Lord.